Danegeld
Danegeld
Definition
Dane·geld (-geld′)
noun
an Anglo-Saxon tax supposedly first levied to support forces resisting the Danes invading England and later continued as a land tax
Etymology: ME < ON *Danagiald < Dana, gen. pl. of Danr, Dane + gjald, payment, penalty, akin to OE gieldan: see yield
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